Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Hochstapler.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xɔxˈʂtap.lɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aplɛr
  • Syllabification: hoch‧sztap‧ler

Noun

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hochsztapler m pers (female equivalent hochsztaplerka, related adjective hochsztaplerski)

  1. blagger, charlatan, con artist, grifter, huckster, hustler, mountebank, scammer, scrounger, swindler (someone who pulls confidence games)
    Synonym: naciągacz
    Hypernym: oszust

Declension

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Derived terms

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noun
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adverb

Further reading

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  • hochsztapler in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • hochsztapler in Polish dictionaries at PWN